Treatment of urinary tract infection with gentamicin once or three times daily

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 291-296

  Chong, C Y ^a   Tan, A S L ^a   Ng, W ^a   Tan Kendrick, A ^a   Balakrishnan, A ^a   Chao, S M ^a  

^a KK WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Gentamicin; Once daily; Pyelonephritis; Urinary tract infection

Indexed keywords

GENTAMICIN; NITRITE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; FEVER; GENDER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; KIDNEY SCAR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEPHROTOXICITY; OTOTOXICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYELONEPHRITIS; PYURIA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE CULTURE;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; EAR DISEASES; FEMALE; FEVER; GENTAMICINS; HUMANS; INFANT; KIDNEY DISEASES; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 0037247811     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035250310009194     Document Type: Article

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